to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
(distinction of) sex; gender
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to run up to; to rush over
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
branch office; agency; sub-branch
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to cry and shout; to scream
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
bazaar; bazar; special sale (at a department store)
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
manners; behavior; behaviour
shopping; purchased goods
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)